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F♯ locrian #2 Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: E, F#, G#, A, B, C, D, E at frets 0, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12

A string: A, B, C, D, E, F#, G#, A at frets 0, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12

D string: D, E, F#, G#, A, B, C, D at frets 0, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12

G string: G#, A, B, C, D, E, F# at frets 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11

B string: B, C, D, E, F#, G#, A, B at frets 0, 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12

High E string: E, F#, G#, A, B, C, D, E at frets 0, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12

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F# locrian #2

The locrian #2 scale is the sixth mode of the melodic minor scale, locrian with its flat 2nd raised to a natural 2nd. That one change gives half-diminished chords a usable scale without the b9 rub against the root, which is why jazz players treat it as the polished choice over m7b5 in minor ii-V-i progressions.

it consists of these notes and degrees:

F♯

i°

F♯dim
G♯

ii°

G♯dim
A

biii

Am
B

iv

Bm
C

bV+

Caug
D

bVI

Dmaj
E

bVII

Emaj

Characteristic note: G# (natural 2), the natural second that makes this the friendlier half-diminished scale.

Same notes, different mode

F# locrian #2 uses the same notes as the scales below. Start from a different note and you get a new mode built on the very same note set.

G# alteredA melodic minorB dorian b2C lydian augmentedD lydian dominantE mixolydian b6

locrian #2 in all 12 keys, with chords and related scales

tip
  • Over a m7b5 chord, F# locrian #2 (A) is the polished choice: the natural 2nd (G#) removes the b9 clash that plain locrian has against the root.
  • Think melodic minor up a minor 3rd from F#; borrowed fingerings work as-is.
  • Start lines on the natural 2nd (G#) to advertise the difference from locrian, then outline the half-diminished arpeggio.
  • In a minor ii-V-i, follow it with the altered scale of the V chord: two modes of neighboring melodic minors, one seamless line.

How to play F♯ locrian #2 on guitar

Every open string except G sounds a tone of F# locrian #2: E strings on the seventh, A on the minor third, D on the sixth, B on the fourth, so open voicings come easy. A melodic minor sits 3 frets above and shares the fingering, which means existing shapes recycle directly. Capo at fret 2 maps onto E shapes. Roots wait at fret 2, E strings, and fret 9, A string, with position one running out at fret 6.

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